Radio Rossii (russian: Радио России, ''Radio of Russia'') is the primary public radio station in
Russia
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.
History
Radio Rossii began broadcasting on December 10, 1990. The radio station is part of the state-owned
unitary enterprise VGTRK, which also includes television channels
Russia-1,
Russia-2
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Between 2007 and 2009 during the daytime, it broadcast the children's channel called Bibigon.
Before January 1, 2010 ...
,
Russia-24
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History
The broadcast began January 1 ...
,
Carousel
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, and
Russia-K, as well as radio stations
Yunost
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,
Mayak
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Kultura
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and
Vesti FM
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.
Broadcast
Radio Rossii is classified as an information and light entertainment station. It is one of the state's information channels, meant to appeal to a wide audience with varying tastes. It's included in the first multiplex of digital TV broadcasting
DVB-T2. Local state affiliates (GTRKs) broadcast regional programs on Radio Rossii.
Distribution
With about 1,500 FM transmitters, Radio Rossii has the largest FM coverage in Russia. It remains the only station with widespread
OIRT-FM coverage on (65.9-74 MHz). The OIRT band is only used in the
CIS
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* In Poland:
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Math, science and biology
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countries. In populated areas across Russia, Radio Rossii can be received both on OIRT and the standard FM band on (87.5-108 MHz), and streams are also available via satellite and the internet.
Since April 5, 2022 probably due to the conflicts, broadcasting started again on Medium Waves at 999 kHz, 24 hours a day via 1000 kW transmitter in Grigoriopol, Transnistria. This Transmitter is easily received in all of Europe and parts of Asia.
Switch-offs
Broadcasts in
shortwave
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were terminated in the 2010s, and
longwave broadcasts were terminated on 9 January 2014.
References
External links
*
Radio Rossii streams and regional stations (GTRK) on fmstream.org
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Radio stations established in 1990
Radio stations in Russia
Russian-language radio stations
Mass media in Moscow